Towing our chosen TT
We are going from a class c to a travel trailer and are curious about a tow vehicle. The chosen TT is a Flagstaff 25KS and we are trying to find a used but not abused Ford F150 Ecoboost or a Dodge 15...
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I must admit that I have no experience with the 5.0 V8, and do not have any expertise in horsepower and torque measurements. My previous truck was a 5.3 Chevy, and I assumed the 5.0 Ford might perform similarly, possibly a poor assumption.
What I do know is that the 5.3 Chevy had to downshift and wind up to 4K+ RPMs to pull most hills, while the Ecoboost just purrs on up with the cruise control on and rarely needs to downshift. The Ecoboost seems to take off much more quickly from a start while under load also. I know they say V8s are designed to rev, but not having to rev is much more relaxing to me.
What I do know is that the 5.3 Chevy had to downshift and wind up to 4K+ RPMs to pull most hills, while the Ecoboost just purrs on up with the cruise control on and rarely needs to downshift. The Ecoboost seems to take off much more quickly from a start while under load also. I know they say V8s are designed to rev, but not having to rev is much more relaxing to me.
